Murder probe launched after man found dead in south Manchester

Police have launched a murder investigation after a man's body was discovered inside an address in south Manchester.

On Monday morning, officers and the North West Ambulance Service were sent to a property on Platt Lane, Fallowfield.

When they arrived, they found a man with a number of 'sharp force injuries'.

The victim, who has been named as 64 year old Fintan McDwyer, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police believe a violent assault took place in the property, and as a result of this, the victim suffered serious and fatal injuries to his face and neck.

Detective Chief Inspector Gina Brennand of our Major Incident Team, said:

“Although the investigation is still in its very early stages, we are beginning to build a timeline of events leading up Fintan's death and will continue to work tirelessly to find out what has happened to him and my thoughts and the thoughts of the investigation team are with his family at this difficult time.

“A number of lines of enquiry are being looked into, but we ask that anyone with information comes forward to speak to us – regardless of how small you think it seems, to us, this may be the missing piece of information we need to progress this investigation. We know that someone, somewhere will know what has happened to him.

“We are specifically appealing to anyone who noticed anything suspicious on Platt Lane or in the surrounding areas from 7pm on Saturday 29 June up until the morning of Monday 1 July 2024 to get in touch with us.

“If you have any information or footage that could assist our investigation into this incident, please contact us on 0161 856 5415 quoting log 695 of 1/7/24.

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